The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-12-24
Turn Over a New Leaf,

Turn Over a New Leaf
The NEW DOMINION would be very
unfaithful to the established custom
ifit allowed the old year to close
without exhorting its readers to
"turn over a new leaf"
AS this will be the last visit which
the New DOMINION will make to its
readers this year, it is our only OPP
portunity for enforcing the ancient
injunctions and proffering the usual
advice in regard to the new year.
The turning over new leaf i'm
plies that last years page is some
what blurred and blotted by the
misdeeds of the old year. We have
been negligent in business; we have
been unkind and uncharitable in our
social relations; we have been selfish
and thoughtless of the poor; we have
neglected or ignored our christian
obligations; we have been imprudent
and wicked in our personal habits;
we have used profane language; we
have drank Intoxicating drinks; we
have used tobacco to excess, and in
many ways we discover that our
lives are imperfect and might be i'm
proved. In fact, the record of the
old year looks very black as werun our
eye over the page. 1t is full of mis-
takes which trouble us, and we are
resolved, with the new year, to turn
over new leaf.
1t is some consolation to know
that it is possible for us to begin a
new year, at least, with bright,
clear page; that so far as that page
is concerned, we have the opportun-
ity, whatever the past has been, to
keep the page free from blur or blot
of any kind.
That is good thing to do. The
farmer ought to resolve to be more
industrious than ever before. The
merchant ought to be diligent and
frugal, The mechanic more enter
prising and attentive to business.
And everybody ought, in connection
with renewed industry in business,
renew their resolves to be better and
more useful men and women in all
the relations of life.
Well, we think we have given our
readers some good advice in the
foregoing suggestions. 1t is no mat
ter whether we take our own medi-
cine or not. We will guarantee it to
be good and to work cure if our
prescription is strictly followed-if
not, we will refund all that the adj
vice has cost any one who adopts it.
Not a U. s. Senator.
The United States Senate has said
that Daniel B. Lucas is not Unit
ed States Senator-that he never
was Senator; that be never had any
chance of being a Senator; that he
never had any valid appointment as
Senator; that he never had any val
id claim of any kind or character
whatsoever to the Office of Senator.
And they have said it unanimous
| ly. Not man dissented. Republi
cans, Democrats, Mugwumps and
Riddleberger-all said it.
In the language Of distinguished
citizen, who has passed away, we
rise to inquire: where are we
now?"
Perhaps there was never any va
cancy in the office of Senator from
West Virginia. Perhaps the Legis-
lature did not fail to elect at it's reg
ular session. Perhaps the Governor
of West Virginia did not appoint
Daniel B. Lucas to the alleged va
cancy. Perhaps Daniel B. Lucas
did not carry before the U. S. Senate
his credentials as a Senator duly
signed and certified by the Governor
under the great seal of the State Of
West Virgiaia. Perhaps Daniel b
Lucas did not resign his position as
a member of the Legislature to &C
cept the position of U. S. Senator
i Perhaps the Legislature at it's extra
session had no power las held by
the Governor) to elect Senator
nevertheless, Notwithstanding, tn,
man so elected at said extra session
without authority Of law" land O
the Governor) has been declared t.
be not only the lawful Senator from
that time forward, but his election
. is made to date back to the 4th O
March, covering all the time and al
the salary when there could have
been any supposed vacacy. And al
to Daniel B. Lucas, who bore tn,
, Governors credentials-well, figur
, atively speaking, he is nowhere
} Perhaps no such man ever existed
} If he did, he is now wiped out of ex
, istence.
In the language of the distin
, guished citizen, we again rise to in
, quire: "Where are we now?"
! We leave the conundrum to tn,
Governor of West Virginia; to tn,
: immortal thirteen kickers of thu
Legislature, and to the distinguish
ed legal gentleman who filed learned
opinions in support of the claim o
\ Senator Daniel b. Lucas